NewsItems

<< Click to Display Table of Contents >>

Navigation:  NinjaScript > Language Reference > Add On >

NewsItems

Previous page Return to chapter overview Next page

Definition

NewsItems can be used to store news articles.

 

Properties

Items

Collection of NewsEventArgs representing news articles

NewsToMaintain

An int representing the number of articles to maintain

Update()

For storing news articles

 

Syntax

NewsItems

 

 

Example

ns

/* Example of storing and accessing news items from an Add On. The concept can be carried over

to any NinjaScript object you may be working on. */

public class MyAddOnTab : NTTabPage

{

    private NewsSubscription newsSubscription;

    private NewsItems        newsItems;

 

    public MyAddOnTab()

    {

         // Subscribe to news

         newsSubscription         = new NewsSubscription();

         newsSubscription.Update += OnNews;

         newsItems                = new NewsItems(10);

 

         // Print news

         PrintNews(newsItems);

    }

 

    // This method is fired as new News events come in. Old News events are not provided when you subscribe.

    private void OnNews(object sender, NewsEventArgs e)

    {

         // Store the news items

         newsItems.Update(e);

    }

 

    // Loop through the stored news articles and output them

    private void PrintNews(NewsItems news)

    {

        for (int x = 0; x < news.Items.Count; x++)

         {

              NinjaTrader.Code.Output.Process(string.Format("ID: {0} News Provider: {1} Headline: {2}",

                   news.Items[x].Id,

                   news.Items[x].NewsProvider,

                   news.Items[x].Headline), PrintTo.OutputTab1);

         }

    }

 

    // Called by TabControl when tab is being removed or window is closed

    public override void Cleanup()

    {

         // Make sure to unsubscribe to the News subscription

      if (newsSubscription != null)

              newsSubscription.Update -= OnNews;

    }

 

    // Other required NTTabPage members left out for demonstration purposes. Be sure to add them in your own code.

}